The Ridge View baseball squad traveled to Sac City on Thursday, to take on East Sac County. The Raptors jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead, but the Raiders answered with a run of their own to tie the game at 1-1 after an inning. Things slowed down after that, as the two clubs played three innings of scoreless ball. Ridge View got rolling again in the fifth inning, plating two runs for a 3-1 lead. The Raptors scored twice more in the sixth inning to increase the margin to 5-1. East Sac responded, however, with a pair of runs to draw within 5-3.
In a Class 2A opening round playoff matchup, the Ridge View softball squad saw their season come to a close, against a talented MVAO-COU team on Wednesday night in Mapleton. The Raptors drew first blood, jumping out to a 1-0 lead after an inning. The Rams responded with four runs in the second inning to claim a 4-1 advantage. Following a scoreless third inning, MVAO-COU tacked on another score in the fourth to push the margin to 5-1. Ridge View kept battling, plating a run in the fifth inning to pull within 5-2.
After a slow start, the OABCIG softball squad heated up and came away with a 9-4 victory at Cherokee on Tuesday. The Braves jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after the first inning. The Falcons answered with a run of their own in the second inning to tie the game at 1-1, but Cherokee scored three times in the bottom of the second for a 4-1 advantage. OABCIG kept battling, plating a run in the fourth inning to trim the margin to 4-2, and adding another score in the fifth to pull within 4-3. The Falcons took control of the contest in the sixth inning, erupting for four runs and a 7-4 lead.
Victory appeared to be in hand for the Raptor softball squad on Tuesday in Galva, as they led Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 6-3 heading into the seventh inning. The Nighthawks had other ideas, however, scoring three runs to tie the game at 6-6 and send it to extra innings, where they would eventually escape with a 10-9 win.
The Raptor softball squad came up short in a frustrating matchup with Unity Christian, last Monday in Galva. The Ridge View gals hit the ball well, but seemingly always directly to a Knight fielder. Unity Christian, on the other hand, struggled to put the ball in play, striking out 14 times and coming up with a mere two hits. The Knights did, however, manage to plate a run in the second inning for a 1-0 lead, which would end up being the final score. A big moment in the game came in the fourth inning, when Ridge View had runners on first and second with nobody out.
How time flies! It may seem hard to believe, but the high school softball and baseball regular seasons are almost over, and playoff action is ready to begin.
In Class 2A Region 2, the Ridge View softball squad will take on MVAO-COU, on Wednesday, July 5 at 7 p.m. in Mapleton. Ridge View sports a 14-10 record, while MVAO-COU boasts a record of 17-9. The Rams won the previous two meetings this year, 9-4 in conference play and 9-1 in the conference tournament. The Raptors are hoping the third time’s a charm.
On a warm night in Moville, the OABCIG and Ridge View baseball squads met up in the first round of the Western Valley Conference tournament. The game was a rematch of a 2-1 Raptor victory in Ida Grove earlier in the season. Ridge View got on the board early, taking a 1-0 lead after one inning. The Falcons bounced back in a big way, erupting for six runs in the second inning for a 6-1 advantage. OABCIG scored four more times in the fourth inning to increase the margin to 10-1. The Raptors battled back, as Owen Worthan belted a three-run double to narrow the deficit to 10-4.
After falling behind early against Westwood, the Ridge View softball squad battled back, and eventually took control of their Western Valley Conference tournament game in Mapleton. The Rebels drew first blood, scoring twice in the first inning and once in the second for a 3-0 lead. The Raptors answered with four runs in their half of the second inning for a 4-3 advantage. Ridge View increased the margin to 5-3 in the third inning, but Westwood cut the lead to 5-4 in the fourth.
In a Western Valley Conference tournament matchup in Onawa, the OABCIG softball squad soundly defeated the Eagles of Lawton-Bronson 11-1. Following a scoreless first inning, the Falcons jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second, then erupted for four runs in the third inning to build a 6-0 advantage. The Eagles got on the scoreboard in the fourth inning to trim the lead to 6-1, but OABCIG responded by plating five runs in the fifth for a ten-run victory.
The Ridge View baseball squad overcame a slow start to defeat Lawton-Bronson 5-3 in conference tournament action at Lawton on Thursday night. It was the Eagles who struck first, taking a 1-0 lead in the second inning. The Raptors were held scoreless until the fourth inning, when they came alive for three runs to build a 3-1 advantage. Ridge View tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the sixth inning to increase the margin to 5-1. As it turned out, they needed those runs, because Lawton-Bronson wouldn’t go down without a fight, scoring twice in the seventh to cut the lead to 5-3.
